Imitations of Life: Fannie Hurst’s Gaslight Sonatas

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Copyright © 1997 by the Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University Paperback edition 2009 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ravitz, Abe C. Imitations of life: Fannie Hurst’s Gaslight sonatas / Abe C. Ravitz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Hurst, Fannie, 1889–1968—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Women and literature—United States—History—20th century. 3. City and town life in literature. 4. Immigrants in literature. 5. Slums in literature. 6. Poor in literature. I. Title. PS3515.U785Z86 1997 CIP 813'.52—dc20 97-7085 ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2142-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8093-2142-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8093-2908-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8093-2908-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. ' Frontispiece: Fannie Hurst and her husband, Jacques S. Danielson, July 28, 1934. (Photography collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin) FOR BETTY ]0 CHARLTON RAVITZ, MASTER TEACHER ...